Clothes hanger

Abstract

A clothes hanger formed from a single continuous strip of material shaped to define a pair of substantially co-planar arms. The arms are configured for supporting clothes and are disposed symmetrically with respect to a bridging piece interconnecting the arms and which is upstanding above the clothes-supporting surfaces of the arms. The bridging piece defines a re-entrant rail-receiving slot having a relatively narrow mouth disposed between the arms so that the hanger may be suspended by the bridging piece when engaged with a rail entered into the slot through the mouth thereof.

1 . A clothes hanger formed from a single continuous strip of material shaped to define a pair of substantially co-planar arms, the arms being configured for supporting clothes and being disposed symmetrically with respect to a bridging piece interconnecting the arms and upstanding above clothes-supporting surfaces thereon, the bridging piece defining a re-entrant rail-receiving slot having a relatively narrow mouth disposed between the arms whereby the hanger may be suspended by the bridging piece when engaged with a rail entered into the slot through the mouth thereof.  
   
   
       2 . A clothes hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the arms extend downwardly at an angle to the horizontal beneath the level of the mouth.  
   
   
       3 . A clothes hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein there are further provided inwardly directed co-axial fingers that extend toward each other from an outer part of each arm.  
   
   
       4 . A clothes hanger as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein each finger has a free end between which a gap is defined, the gap being wide enough to permit passage therebetween of the rail.  
   
   
       5 . A clothes hanger as claimed in  claim 3  wherein fingers are formed from an extension of the same strip of material from which the remainder of the arms and bridging piece are formed.  
   
   
       6 . A clothes hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the strip of material is formed from plastics material or a metal such as aluminium or steel, which may be bare or coated with another material.  
   
   
       7 . A clothes hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , formed from a length of generally circular or oval section metal rod.  
   
   
       8 . A clothes hanger as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the rod has a diameter of approximately 5 mm.  
   
   
       9 . A clothes hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the strip of material from which the hanger is formed is enamel or plastic coated.  
   
   
       10 . A clothes hanger as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein an abutment or area of friction enhancing material is provided on one or both arms.  
   
   
       11 . A clothes hanger as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein an abutment or area of friction enhancing material is provided on one or both fingers.  
   
   
       12 . A clothes hanger as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the hanger is resiliently deformable to permit the width of the mouth of the rail-receiving slot to be varied, by resilient deformation of the bridging piece.